2010 in South Korean music
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The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in 2010 in music in South Korea.
Debut, hiatus and disbanded bands in 2010
Debuted bands and sub-units
- 2NISE
- APeace
- Bebe Mignon
- Chocolate
- CNBLUE
- Coed School
- Crispi Crunch
- DMTN
- Electroboyz
- F.Cuz
- F1RST
- Girl's Day
- Girl2School
- GP Basic
- Guy.M
- Infinite
- JYJ
- Led Apple
- Miss A
- Nine Muses
- Oneway
- Orange Caramel
- Sistar
- Soul Harmony
- Teen Top
- The Boss
- Touch
- UV
- V.elieve
- Vanilla Lucy
- VNT
- Young Gun
- ZE:A
Disbanded
- 3Chongsa
- B2Y
- Bebe Mignon
- Black Pearl
- Chocolate
- Coed School
- Guy.M
- OneTwo
- Typhoon
- VNT
Releases of 2010
First quarter
January
Date | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Notes | Label(s)/Distributor |
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04 | Change | Hyuna feat Yong Jun-hyung | K-pop Dance-pop, R&B, hip hop | "Change" (released January 4, 2010) |
Solo debut single | |
07 | Wonder Woman | SeeYa & Davichi & T-ara | K-pop Dance-pop, R&B, hip hop | "Wonder Woman" (released January 07, 2010) |
Collaboration single | |
Nativity | ZE:A | K-pop Dance-pop, | "Mazeltov" (released January 07, 2010) |
First debut single | ||
08 | No One | F.Cuz | K-pop Dance-pop, R&B, hip hop | "Jiggy" (released January 08, 2010) |
Debut Single |
CAN&J Entertainment |
14 | Bluetory | CNBLUE | K-pop pop rock | "I'm a Loner" (released January 14, 2010) |
Debut Mini Album / 1st EP | |
19 | Shadow (Repackage) | Lee Seung-gi feat. Baek Chan from 8Eight | K-pop | " Love Taught Me To Drink "(released January 19, 2010) |
Repackage album |
Hook Entertainment |
21 | Can't Let You Go Even If I Die | 2AM | K-pop | "Can't Let You Go Even If I Die" (released January 21, 2010) |
Debut Album | JYP Entertainment |
28 | Oh! | Girls' Generation | K-pop | "Oh!" (released January 25, 2010) |
2nd Studio Album | SM Entertainment |
February
Date | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Notes | Label(s)/Distributor |
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03 | Only One | U-KISS | Dance-pop | "Bingeul Bingeul" (released February 5, 2010) "What"(released April 15, 2010) |
First full-length | NH Media, KT Music |
17 | Lupin | Kara | Dance-pop | "Lupin" (released February 17, 2010) |
3rd Mini Album | DSP Entertainment |
18 | An Jin Kyoung 1st Mini Album | Ahn Jin Kyung | K-pop Pop | "Bad Person (feat. Mir of MBLAQ)"(released February 18, 2010) |
1st mini album | WM Entertainment |
25 | Geunyeoege Doraga / 그녀에게 돌아가 | ANNE | K-pop Pop | "Geunyeoege Doraga (그녀에게 돌아가)" "(released February 25, 2010) |
Debut digital single | MBG Entertainment |
26 | Breaking Heart" | T-ara | K-pop | "You Drive Me Crazy" (released February 26, 2010) |
Repackaged album | Core Contents Media |
March
Date | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Notes | Label(s)/Distributor |
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01 | Shock of the New Era | BEAST | K-pop | "Shock" (released February 28, 2010) "Take Care of My Girlfriend (Say No)" (released April 13, 2010) |
second EP | Cube Entertainment |
03 | Breaking Heart" | T-ara | K-pop | "I'm in pain" (released March 3, 2010) |
Repackaged album | Core Contents Media |
09 | Epilogue | Epik High | K-pop | "Run" (released March 16, 2010) |
special release album | Woollim Entertainment |
10 | My Heart Beating | K.will feat. Eun Ji Won | K-pop | "Present" (released March 10, 2010) |
Single | Starship Entertainment |
11 | No One | F.Cuz | K-pop Dance-pop, R&B, hip hop | "Jiggy" (released January 08, 2010) "No One"(released March 11, 2010) |
Debut EP(mini album) |
CAN&J Entertainment |
16 | I Was Wrong | 2AM | K-pop | "I Was Wrong" (released March 16, 2010) |
Repackage Album | JYP Entertainment |
17 | Run Devil Run | Girls' Generation | K-pop | "Run Devil Run" (released March 17, 2010) |
repackaged version /2nd Studio Album | SM Entertainment |
18 | Supremier | Supreme Team | K-pop | "Step Up" (released March 18, 2010) |
1st Studio Album | Amoeba Culture |
25 | Bang! | After School | K-pop | "Bang!" (released March 25, 2010) |
Third single | Pledis Entertainment |
Leap for Detonation | ZE:A | K-pop Dance-pop, | "All Day Long" (released March 25, 2010) |
Second single | ||
Second quarter
April
Date | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Notes | Label(s)/Distributor |
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01 | Secret Time | Secret | K-pop | "Magic" (released April 1, 2010) |
first mini album | TS Entertainment |
07 | Back to the Basic | Bi Rain | K-pop | "Love Song" (released April 2010) "Hip Song" (released April 2010) |
first mini album | J. Tune/CJ E&M |
12 | H-Logic | Lee Hyori | K-pop | "Swing (그네)" (released April 1, 2010) "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"(released April 8, 2010) |
Fourth studio | Mnet Media B2M Entertainment |
19 | Don't Stop Can't Stop | 2PM | K-pop | third single | JYP Entertainment | |
22 | The First EP | 10cm (band) | K-pop Acoustic folk | "GOOD NIGHT"(released April 22, 2012) | Debut mini album | Mirrorball (South Korea) / Nega Network |
May
Date | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Notes | Label(s)/Distributor |
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04 | Nu ABO | F(X) | K-pop, R&B, dance, electronica | "Nu ABO" (released May 3, 2010) "Mr. Boogie" (released July 17, 2010) |
First EP | |
06 | Innocence | Davichi | pop, R&B | "시간아 멈춰라" ("Time, Please Stop")" (released May 6, 2010) |
Second Mini Album | Core Contents Media |
Just Beginning | Seo In Guk | pop, R&B | "Saranghae U" (released May 6, 2010) |
Second Mini Album | Mnet Media | |
12 | Lov-Elly | Seo In-young | K-pop | "Goodbye Romance"(released May 12, 2010) |
Single | |
13 | Bonamana | Super junior | K-pop, R&B, dance, electronica | "Bonamana (song)" (released May 10, 2010) "No other" (released June 25, 2010) |
fourth studio album | |
6th Part 2 'Candy Train' | Lyn | K-pop, R&B, dance, electronica | "Honey, Baby Love" (released May 13, 2010) |
Nine studio album | ||
14 | Ambitious | NS_Yoon-G | K-pop, dance, | "Don't Go Back" (released May 14, 2010) |
1st Single albums |
JTM Entertainment |
15 | 2 Different Tears | Wonder Girls | K-pop, dance, | "Nobody (English Version)" (released September 30, 2009) "2 Different Tears" (released May 10, 2010) |
3rd Single albums | |
17 | Y | MBLAQ | K-pop | "Y" (released May 17, 2010) |
Second EP | |
19 | Bluelove | CNBLUE | K-pop pop rock | "Love Light" (released May 10, 2010) "Love" (released May 19, 2010) |
Second Mini Album | |
Hit Your Heart | 4Minute | K-pop | "HuH" (released May 19, 2010) "I My Me Mine" (released June 2, 2010) |
Second Mini Album | ||
24 | Destination | SS501 | K-pop, R&B, dance, electronica | "Love Ya" (released June 25, 2010) ""Let Me Be The One (그게 나라고..)" |
Eight mini album | |
27 | Hwayobi | Hwayobi | K-pop, R&B | "Bye Bye Bye" (released May 27, 2010) |
Seventh album |
June
Date | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Notes | Label(s)/Distributor |
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01 | Lov-Elly | Seo In-young | K-pop | Mini album (EP) | ||
03 | Push Push | Sistar | K-pop | "Push Push" (released June 3, 2010) |
Debut Digital single | |
Jansori/Nagging | IU feat Lim Seul-ong | K-pop | "Jansori/Nagging" (released June 3, 2010) |
IU's second digital single | LOEN Entertainment | |
Spin Off (Repackage) | Supreme Team | K-pop | "Dang Dang Dang" (released June 3, 2010) |
1st Studio Album (Repackage) | Amoeba Culture | |
04 | Did You Even Love Me? | Koyote | K-pop | "Did You Even Love Me?" (released June 04, 2010) |
fifth digital single | |
09 | First Invasion | Infinite | K-pop | "Come Back Again" (released June 9, 2010) "She's Back" (released August 4, 2010, 2010) |
Debut Mini Album | |
10 | Koyote Ugly | Koyote | K-pop | "RETURN" (released June 10, 2010) |
First mini album | |
17 | The First Mini Album | Orange Caramel | K-pop | ""Magic Girl" (released June 17, 2010) |
Debut Mini Album | |
21 | "Turn It Up" | T.O.P | K-pop | "Turn It Up" (released June 21, 2010) |
Digital Single | |
29 | Solar | Taeyang | K-pop | "I Need A Girl" (released June 29, 2010) |
Single |
Third quarter
July
Date | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Notes | Label(s)/Distributor |
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01 | Bad But Good | Miss A | K-pop | "Bad Girl Good Girl (released July 1, 2010) |
Debut Single Album | |
The Day I Confessed | Jo Kwon | K-pop | "The Day I Confessed"(released July 1, 2010) |
Single | ||
Solar | Taeyang | K-pop | "Where U At"(released October 14, 2009) "Wedding Dress" (released November 16, 2009) |
first full-length solo | ||
Going Crazy | Kan Mi-youn ft. Mir of MBLAQ | K-pop | "Going Crazy" (released July 1, 2010) |
Single |
Source Music | |
08 | The Queen | Son Dam Bi | K-pop | "Queen (released July 8, 2010) |
3rd EP Album | |
NARSHA | Narsha | K-pop | ""I'm In Love"" (released July 2, 2010) "Bbi Ri Bba Bba" (released July 8, 2011) |
Debut solo EP/mini album | Nega Network | |
Level Up | ZE:A | K-pop Dance-pop, | ""Level Up (Bad-Talk-Sad)/Separation Drip" (released July 8, 2010) |
Second digital single | ||
09 | Come into the World | Teen Top | K-pop | "Clap" (released July 9, 2010) |
Debut Single Album | |
Girl's Day Party #1 | Girl's Day | K-pop | "Tilt My Head" (released July 9, 2010) |
Debut Single Album |
DreamT Entertainment | |
14 | Draw G's First Breath | G.NA | K-pop | "Thing I'd Like to Do With My Lover" (released July 5, 2010 ) "I'll Back Off So You Can Live Better" (released July 14, 2010) |
debut first mini-album | |
19 | Lucifer | Shinee | K-pop | "Lucifer" (released July 19, 2010 ) |
Second full-length | |
21 | Digital Bounce | SE7EN | K-pop | "Better Together" (released July 21, 2010) "I'm Going Crazy" (released September 28, 2010) |
First mini album | |
29 | Look at | Chae Yeon | K-pop | "Look Look Look" (released 23 July, 2010) |
Second mini-album | |
August
Date | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Notes | Label(s)/Distributor |
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02 | Jump, Jump, Jump | Koyote | K-pop | "Jump, Jump, Jump" (released August 2, 2010) |
sixth digital single | |
04 | She's Back | Infinite | K-pop | "She's Back" (released August 4, 2010) |
Digital single | |
Americano | 10cm (band) | K-pop Acoustic folk | "Americano"(released August 4, 2010) | First digital single | Mirrorball (South Korea) / Nega Network | |
05 | Hurricane Venus | BoA | K-pop | "Game" (released July 28, 2010) "Hurricane Venus" (released August 2, 2010) |
sixth Korean studio | |
10 | Aegiya | Seo In Guk | pop, R&B | "Aegiya (My Baby U)"" (released August 10, 2010) |
Repackaged Second Mini Album | Mnet Media |
12 | So Girls | Rainbow | K-pop | " A" (released August 12, 2010) |
2nd mini album | DSP Media |
Madonna | Secret | K-pop | "Madonna" (released August 12, 2010) |
2nd mini album | TS Entertainment | |
13 | GAME | GP Basic | K-pop | "Game" (released August 13, 2010) |
Debut single | Jacyhan International |
16 | Anajwoyo | 10cm (band) | K-pop Acoustic folk | "Anajwoyo"(released August 16, 2010) | Second digital single | Mirrorball (South Korea) / Nega Network |
17 | Time To Shine | Supernova | K-pop | "On Days That I Missed You (그리운날에)" (released August 17, 2010) |
first mini-album | Maru Entertainment |
25 | Shady Girl | Sistar | K-pop | "Shady Girl" (released August 25, 2010) |
2nd Single | Starship Entertainment |
Beautiful Journey | F.T. Island | K-pop pop-rock | "Love, Love, Love" (released August 25, 2010) |
EP | FNC Entertainment | |
26 | Be The Voice | Ahn Jin Kyung | K-pop Pop | "Love is Pathetic (feat. Lee Ki Kwang of BEAST)"(released August 26, 2010) |
1st single album | WM Entertainment |
September
Date | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Notes | Label(s)/Distributor |
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01 | Round 1 | Dalmatian | K-pop | "Round 1" (released September 1, 2010) |
Debut Single |
IS Entermedia Group |
07 | Hibiye Hibiyo | Moon Ji Eun | K-pop | "Hibiye Hibiyo" (released September 07, 2010) |
First single |
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09 | To Anyone | 2NE1 | K-pop,Pop, Dance-pop, | "Clap Your Hands" (released September 8, 2010) Go Away (released September 9, 2010) |
Debut Studio Album | YG Entertainment |
13 | Everybody Ready? | San E | K-pop | "Tasty San (feat. Min of miss A)" (released September 13, 2010) "LoveSick" (released November 2, 2010) |
Debut EP /mini Album | |
17 | Be Mine | ANNE | K-pop Pop | "Be Mine" "(released September 17, 2010) |
Second digital single | MBG Entertainment |
27 | "Step Up" | Miss A | K-pop | "Breath" (released September 27, 2010) |
Second Single Album | |
30 | Mastermid | BEAST | K-pop | "Breath" (released September 30, 2010) |
Third EP/mini album | Cube Entertainment |
Too Late | Coed School | K-pop | "Too Late" (released September 30, 2010) |
Debut Single | ||
Fourth quarter
October
Date | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Notes | Label(s)/Distributor |
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01 | Lucifer | Shinee | K-pop | "Hello" (released October 1, 2010 ) |
Repackage Second full-length | |
04 | Break Time | U-KISS | Dance-pop | "Shut Up!" (released October 4, 2010) |
Fourth mini album/Ep | NH Media, Sony Music |
08 | Step 2/4 | Gain | K-pop | "Irreversible" (released October 8, 2010 ) "Bad Temper" (released December 21, 2010 ) |
Debut solo EP | |
11 | Still 02:00PM | 2PM | K-pop | "I'll Be Back"(released October 11, 2010 ) |
First EP | JYP Entertainment |
14 | The Beginning | JYJ | K-pop | "Ayyy Girl feat. Kanye West, Malik Yusef" (released October 19, 2010 ) "Empty"(released 2010 ) |
Debut studio album |
C-JeS/Show Sharp/Vitamin Ent |
A Woman Like Me | Hwayobi | K-pop, R&B | "A Woman Like Me" (released October 14, 2010) |
Seventh album | ||
19 | Bbiribom Bberibom | Coed School | K-pop | Bbiribom Bberibom (released October 19, 2010) I Love You A Thousand Times(released October 19, 2010) |
Second Single | |
SG Wannabe 7 Part.I | SG Wannabe | K-pop | Winter Tree (released October 12, 2010) Sunflower (released October 19, 2010) |
First part of the seventh Korean studio album | ||
20 | So Girls | Rainbow | K-pop | "Mach" (released October 20, 2010) |
2nd mini album | DSP Media |
PsyFive | Psy | K-pop | "Right Now" (released October 20, 2010) |
fifth album | YG Entertainment | |
21 | Time To Fly High | NS_Yoon-G | K-pop, dance, | "Chumeul Chwo (춤을 춰; Dance)" (released October 21, 2010) |
2nd Single albums |
JTM Entertainment |
26 | Saint o'Clock | 2AM | Ballad | "You Wouldn't Answer My Calls" (released October 25, 2010) Like Crazy(released October 26, 2010) |
1st Studio Album | JYP Entertainment |
27 | Hoot | Girls' Generation | K-pop | "Hoot" (released October 25, 2010) |
Third mini album | |
28 | Something That Is Cheerful and Fresh | Coed School | K-pop | Too Late (released September 30, 2010) Bbiribom Bberibom (released October 19, 2010) |
Debut mini album | |
November
Date | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Notes | Label(s)/Distributor |
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09 | Lights Go On Again | BEAST | K-pop | "Beautiful" (released November 9, 2010) "I Like You the Best" (released September 25, 2011) |
Fourth EP/mini album | Cube Entertainment |
10 | Jumping | Kara | Dance-pop | "Jumping" (released November 10, 2010) |
4th Mini Album | DSP Entertainment |
12 | I'll Be There | GP Basic | K-pop | "I'll Be There" (released November 12, 2010) |
First digital single | Jacyhan International |
18 | The Second Mini Album | Orange Caramel | K-pop | "A-ing" (released November 18, 2010) |
Second Mini Album | |
Gorgeous | F.Cuz | K-pop | "Midnight Sun" (released November 18, 2010) |
2nd mini-album |
CAN&J Entertainment, CJ E&M,KMP Holdings | |
22 | Take | Seo In Guk | pop, | "Take"" (released November 22, 2010) |
Single Korean cover of Take on Me by A-ha | Mnet Media |
December
Date | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Notes | Label(s)/Distributor |
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01 | Temptastic | T-ara | Dance-pop | "Wae Ireoni" (released November 23, 2010) "Yayaya" (released December 1, 2010) |
First Mini Album | Core Contents Media |
03 | How Dare You | Sistar | K-pop | "How Dare You" (released December 3, 2010) |
3rd Single | Starship Entertainment |
06 | Jelly Christmas | Various (Sung Si Kyung, Park Hyo-shin,
Seo In-guk,Brian Joo, Lisa, Park Hak Ki, Kim hyung Joong and Kyun Woo) |
ballad | "Christmas Time" (Released: December 6, 2010) |
First winter single | Jellyfish Entertainment |
07 | Happy Pledis 1st Album | After School | K-pop | "Love Love Love" (released December 7, 2010) |
Charity single | Pledis Entertainment |
08 | White Love | Koyote | K-pop | "White Love" (released December 8, 2010) |
seventh digital single// Cover of Turbo's "WHITE LOVE | |
09 | REAL | IU | K-pop | "Good Day" (released December 09, 2010) |
3rd mini album | LOEN Entertainment |
10 | Into the Rhythm | Seo In-young | K-pop | "Into the Rhythm" (released December 10, 2010) |
Single | |
21 | My Story | BEAST | K-pop | First Digital EP | Cube Entertainment | |
24 | GD & TOP | G-Dragon & T.O.P from Big Bang | Dance-pop | "High High" (released December 15, 2010) "Oh Yeah!" (released December 15, 2010) |
Debut album | YG Entertainment |
See also
- List of K-pop releases in 2008
- List of K-pop releases in 2009
- List of K-pop releases in 2011
- List of K-pop releases in 2012
- List of K-pop releases in 2013
- List of K-pop releases in 2014
- List of K-pop releases in 2015
- List of K-pop releases in 2016